Why won't republicans just give up on fighting against gay marraige?" Because keeping up the fight gives them the ability to claim that they support the same values of the religious right (extremest), they do so not because they really believe in their stance, they do so to buy the votes of religious right (extremest).
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.